National Copper closing Huntsville facility
National Copper and Smelting plans to close its Huntsville and Ardmore, Tennessee, facilities. An email to employees said the final day of operation is about July 24. – News 19
Group wants Birmingham street named for Gaston
The Birmingham redevelopment organization Urban Impact wants a portion of Fifth Avenue North renamed in honor of pioneering Black entrepreneur A.G. Gaston and has launched a petition drive to do it. Among many other things, Gaston established the Booker T. Washington Insurance Company. – The Birmingham Times
Birmingham’s Zydeco has new owner
Arthur Hood, a Birmingham native now with HV Entertainment in Dallas, has purchased Zydeco, a live music venue on Birmingham’s Southside. For 34 years, Zydeco has hosted the likes of Counting Crows, John Mayer, Joan Osbourne and Sir Mix-A-Lot. – Bham Now
Robins & Morton finishes NC hospital tower
Birmingham-based Robins & Morton has finished a four-story $90 million hospital project in North Carolina. The CaroMont Regional Medical Center’s new critical care tower is in Gastonia, outside of Charlotte. – AL.com
